Fleas in Phoenix, AZ
Ctenocephalides felis
Fleas multiply fast and affect pets and people alike. Learn how Antidote Pest Solutions treats yards and homes for full control.
Notes: From a Phoenix, AZ Exterminator
Appearance
Fleas are tiny — about 1/8 inch — reddish-brown, wingless, and flattened side-to-side, with powerful legs built for jumping onto passing hosts.
Harborage
Fleas thrive in shaded yard areas, pet bedding, carpet fibers, and cracks in flooring, often riding indoors on pets or rodents like pack rats.
Are They Dangerous?
Flea bites cause intense itching and can trigger allergic dermatitis in pets and people. Fleas can also transmit tapeworms and, less commonly, other diseases.
Treatment
Because fleas have a multi-stage life cycle (egg, larva, pupa, adult), a single treatment rarely breaks the cycle. Antidote Pest Solutions treats the yard and home together for complete control. Talk to one of Antidote Pest's Service Pro's to protect your pets and family.
Prevention Tips
Treat pets with a vet-recommended flea preventative year-round
Vacuum carpets, rugs, and pet bedding frequently, disposing of the bag or canister contents
Wash pet bedding in hot water weekly during peak season
Keep grass mowed and remove shaded, damp debris piles where fleas breed outdoors
Limit wildlife access to the yard, since raccoons and stray animals can carry fleas onto the property
Treat the yard alongside indoor treatment for a full infestation
Behavioral Notes
Fleas can jump over 150 times their own body length — the equivalent of a person jumping the length of a football field — using a spring-like protein in their legs called resilin.
A single female flea can lay up to 50 eggs a day, and those eggs are laid loose in fur or carpet rather than glued in place, which is why infestations spread so fast through a home.
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